Gaming

Gaming company’s latest slot offering appeals to players’ inner child

David Ramos from California plays a Rock, Paper, Scissor game at Circa, downtown, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022.

When she was a child, Jennifer Whitaker would sometimes play the hand game rock, paper, scissors with her brother to determine who would do which household chores. On Friday, Whitaker, now grown up and on vacation with her mother, played the popular game not with another person but at a slot machine at ...

24 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

MGM pledges $1 million to Las Vegas autism foundation for job training

Bill Hornbuckle, president and CEO of MGM Resorts International, announced a $1 million gift to a Las Vegas autism organization on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, during a fundraising event at Allegiant Stadium.

MGM Resorts International is gifting $1 million to a Las Vegas autism foundation to help people with developmental disabilities land jobs with the company, President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle said. The donation ...

22 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Esports video games hold vast betting potential, experts say

Teams eUnited, background, and Spacestation compete in a SMITE show match during the grand opening of the Esports Arena Las Vegas at the Luxor Thursday, March 22, 2017.

Competitive video games hold vast economic potential in the U.S. and worldwide, particularly once gambling companies figure out how to interest players and spectators in ...

18 October 2022
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Gambler wins nearly $497,000 at Las Vegas Strip casino

An exterior view of Bally's on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.

An anonymous gambler won $497,000 on Saturday when they hit a royal flush playing Three Card Poker at ...

17 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Las Vegas casinos, late to the cashless game, appear ready to capitalize with young players

Rob Salassi, IGT senior project manager, demonstrates IGT's cashless gaming app during Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Venetian Expo Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

As transactions have steadily moved away from cash in nearly all facets of commerce in the U.S., the casino industry has generally been a bit slower to adapt.

17 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

G2E Las Vegas gaming trade show attendance close to 2019 figure

Attendees walk past a Merkur Gaming booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in the Venetian Expo Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

The attendance total for this year’s annual Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas nearly matched the convention’s 2019 pre-pandemic figure, according to show organizers.

13 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Mandalay Bay Convention Center undergoing $100 million remodel

A view of the Mandalay Bay Friday, July 24, 2015.

Mandalay Bay is spending $100 million to upgrade its convention center with new technology and create a “tropical ambiance,” according to parent company MGM Resorts International. "With Mandalay Bay home to ...

12 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Safety, security remain top priorities, Las Vegas resort executives say at conference

Circa casino owner Derek Stevens, left, and Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings participate in a panel discussion with gaming executives at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in the Venetian Expo Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Despite some high-profile crimes, including a mass stabbing last week, “it’s hard to find a safer location than the Las Vegas Strip,” a casino executive asserted Tuesday at a gaming conference.

12 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Woman hits $717,000 slot jackpot on first spin at Las Vegas casino

An exterior view of the Fremont casino in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

A woman from Hawaii hit a $717,000 slot machine jackpot Friday on her first spin at a downtown Las Vegas casino. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, hit the ...

10 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

M Resort in Henderson adding a 384-room hotel tower

An exterior view of the M Resort at St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard South in Henderson on Thursday, March 28, 2019.

The owner of the M Resort announced plans today to add a $206 million, 384-room tower, nearly doubling the Henderson casino’s hotel capacity. “The next ...

10 October 2022
By Bryan Horwath

Execs: U.S. casinos learned some useful lessons from pandemic

A dealer prepared to spin the ball during a game of roulette at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City N.J. on Aug. 8, 2022.

The COVID pandemic forced most U.S. casinos to close for months, causing payrolls, revenue and earnings to tumble. But the forced shutdowns and highly regulated recoveries also taught ...

24 September 2022
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Record spending over California's legal sports betting initiative

In this Oct. 29, 2013, photo is Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, Calif. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in state history, pitting wealthy Indian tribes against online gambling companies in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace.

The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California is the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in U.S. history at about $400 million and counting, pitting wealthy ...

21 September 2022
By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Rainbow Club celebrating 55 years in downtown Henderson

A view of the Rainbow Club on Water Street in downtown Henderson Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021.

The Rainbow Club in downtown Henderson, long one of the anchor businesses on Water Street, is turning 55 on Saturday. The casino will celebrate ...

16 September 2022
By Ray Brewer

Raiders’ Davante Adams named MGM Resorts brand ambassador

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams speaks at a news conference Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Henderson, Nev.

Raiders star Davante Adams will be brand ambassador for MGM Resorts International, which will feature the first-year Las Vegas wide receiver in company marketing campaigns and ...

13 September 2022
By Ray Brewer

Panel discussion on Atlantic City casino smoking is scrapped

A gambler plays a slot machine in a smoking section of the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J on Aug. 8, 2022.

Whether casinos should continue to allow smoking is a contentious issue in numerous states, particularly New Jersey, where the governor and more than half the state Legislature supports a bill to ...

13 September 2022
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press
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